TONIGHT: Four countries decide for Eurovision 2021!

Tonight is another busy night in the Eurovision calendar, with no less than FIVE shows and FOUR finals across Europe, as the national final season reaches its exciting concluding weeks. Which songs and artists will join the line up of Rotterdam 2021 this evening, and which acts will complete next weekend’s Melodifestivalen final line up?

Here’s everything #YOU need to know ahead of tonight’s shows, including times and how to watch live…

DENMARK – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 (20:00 CET)

Denmark’s Melodi Grand Prix returns to our screens this evening, with eight acts taking part in the 2021 edition of the competition – the second in a row with no audience following last year’s competition in the early stages of the pandemic.

Ben & Tan have not been chosen as part of the final eight, meaning that Denmark will be another Nordic nation to decide on a new face for Eurovision 2021. The eight hopefuls are;

Chief 1 & Thomas Buttenschøn – Højt over skyerne
Nanna Olivia – Hvileløse hjerter
The Cosmic Twins – Silver Bullet
Claudia Campagnol – Abracadabra
Mike Tramp – Everything Is Alright
Fyr & Flamme – Øve os på hinanden
Emma Nicoline – Står lige her
Jean Michel – Beautiful

Who should represent Denmark? Let us know in our DMGP poll here. #YOU can also follow Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 live from DR’s live stream HERE, and join the discussion with other DMGP fans on our forum HERE!

ESTONIA – Eesti Laul 2021 (18:30 CET)

With plenty of time to recover and prepare for the final, following two successful semi-finals a fortnight ago, Estonia is ready to complete their search for Rotterdam with a bang. Twelve acts will take to the Saku Suurhall stage in Tallinn, ready to fight for the Estonian ticket to the Netherlands.

The twelve acts hoping to win Eesti Laul 2021 are;

Egert Milder – Free Again
Suured tüdrukud – Heaven’s Not That Far Tonight
Hans Nayna – One By One
Ivo Linna, Robert Linna & Supernova – Ma Olen Siin
Karl Killing – Kiss Me
Uku Suviste – The Lucky One
Sissi – Time
Jüri Pootsmann – Magus melanhoolia
REDEL – Tartu
Koit Toome – We Could Have Been Beautiful
Andrei Zevakin & Pluuto – Wingman
Kadri Voorand – Energy

#YOU can follow all events in Estonia over on our forum HERE and watch live on ERR’s live stream HERE. Make sure to also have your say in our Eesti Laul poll!

ITALY – Sanremo 2021 Final night (20:45 CET)

With the iconic Sanremo festival running all week, the late-night heroics of Italians and Eurovision fans everywhere will be rewarded with the coronation of Italy’s next Eurovision star tonight. 26 “big” artists are involved in the show this evening (and early into Sunday morning), namely;

Aiello – Ora
Annalisa – Dieci
Arisa – Potevi fare di più
Bugo – E invece sì
Colapesce & Dimartino – Musica leggerissima
Coma_Cose – Fiamme negli occhi
Ermal Meta – Un milione di cose da dirti
Extraliscio ft. Davide Toffolo – Bianca luce nera
Fasma – Parlami
Francesca Michielin & Fedez – Chiamami per nome
Francesco Regna – Quando trovo te
Fulminacci – Santa Marinella
Gaia – Cuore amaro
Ghemon – Momento perfetto
Gio Evan – Arnica
Irama – La genesi del tuo colore
La Rappresentante di Lista – Amare
Lo Stato Sociale – Combat Pop
Madame – Voce
Malika Ayane – Ti piaci così
Måneskin – Zitti e buoni
Max Gazzè & La Trifluoperazina Monstery Band – Il farmacista
Noemi – Glicine
Orietta Berti – Quando ti sei innamorato
Random – Torno a te
Willie Peyote – Mai dire mai (La locura)

One of these acts will win Sanremo 2021, and earn first refusal on going to Rotterdam to defend the green, white and red of the Italian nation. Why not have your say on your favourite in our poll?

Want to follow the action from Italy live? #YOU can watch Sanremo HERE, and join the lively discussion with our dedicated Sanremo forum fanbase HERE!

PORTUGAL – Festival da Canção 2021 (22:00 CET)

Another late-night show for Europe’s night owls to enjoy this evening is Festival da Canção, which gets underway in RTP’s Lisbon studios from 22:00 CET tonight. Ten acts have made it this far into the competition, with one of the following winning the Portuguese ticket to Rotterdam;

Karetus & Romeu Bairos – Saudade
Joana Alegre – Joana do mar
Fábia Maia – Dia lindo
Valéria – Na mais profunda saudade
Carolina Deslandes – Por um triz
NEEV – Dancing in the Stars
Pedro Gonçalves – Não vou ficar
Sara Afonso – Contramão
EU.CLIDES – VOLTE-FACE
The Black Mamba – Love Is on My Side

#YOU can follow Festival da Canção on RTP’s live stream HERE or join the discussion with other FdC fans HERE! Why not vote in our poll for your favourite, too?

SWEDEN – Melodifestivalen 2021 Andra Chansen (20:00 CET)

The only non-final tonight comes in Sweden, with all eyes on the second chance round of Melfest ’21. Eight acts who did not quite make it direkt til finalen will get one more chance to impress the Swedish voters this evening in a series of duels;